Guyed tower 624496
Charlottesville, Virginia · Albemarle County
Overview
This guyed tower in Charlottesville, VA carries FCC registration 624496. Its overall height is 160 m (525 ft) above ground, putting the top at 269 m above sea level.
Of the 37 structures registered in Charlottesville, VA, this is the 1st tallest.
Sba Gc Towers, LLC holds the registration. Tower companies like this one lease space on their structures to multiple carriers, so the registered owner does not tell you which networks operate here.
At 160 m, the radio horizon for an antenna at the top of this structure works out to roughly 52 km (32.4 mi). That is a geometric limit for flat, unobstructed terrain — real coverage depends on transmit power, frequency, terrain and what is in the way.
Its nearest neighbour is a tower 25 m to the S, standing 105 m tall.
Virginia has 219 registered structures of this type, and this is one of them.
Location
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Registration record
as filed with the FCC| FCC registration | 624496 |
|---|---|
| Structure type | Guyed tower |
| Overall height (AGL) | 160 m (525 ft) |
| Height above sea level | 269 m (884 ft) |
| Constructed | 1999 |
| Date on record | 9 Nov 1999 |
| Coordinates | 38.04856, -78.46975 |
| County | Albemarle County |
| Registered owner | Sba Gc Towers, LLC |
| Owner type | Tower company |
How it compares
calculated from the full national dataset| Height rank in Virginia | 32nd of 2,950 taller than 98.9% |
|---|---|
| Height rank in Charlottesville | 1st of 37 |
| Height rank in county | 1st of 45 |
| Median guyed tower in Virginia | 98 m (320 ft) +64.1% vs median |
| Radio horizon (estimate) | 52 km (32 mi) theoretical maximum, flat terrain |
| Other structures within 5 km | 10 |
Nearest registered structures
north is up| Distance | Bearing | Type | Height | ASR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m | S | Tower | 105 m (344 ft) | 122814 |
| 2.1 km (1.3 mi) | WNW | Lattice tower | 59 m (195 ft) | 104183 |
| 2.6 km (1.6 mi) | SW | Tower | 121 m (396 ft) | 122813 |
| 2.6 km (1.6 mi) | SW | Tower | 70 m (230 ft) | 598102 |
| 3.2 km (2.0 mi) | N | Monopole | 79 m (260 ft) | 120428 |
About this record
A slender mast held upright by tensioned cables anchored around it. The cheapest way to go very tall, which is why most structures above 300 m are guyed.
Record 624496 is drawn from the FCC ASR weekly file dated 2026-08-23. The database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 ft or near airports — so shorter masts and small cells will not appear.
"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.